Synopsis

In this third book of the series Through the Eyes of the Soul Day of the Dead in Mexico, vibrant color photographs illustrate the description of Day of the Dead in the Central Valleys and Xandu Ya (All Saints Day) in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. The importance of the community leaders, the Xhuaanas and Xelaxhuaanas in the ritual of the celebration is presented with detail, which gives a profound vision of the mysticism in which the memory of the deceased are honored in this part of Mexico.